The HomeX, Panasonic's smart home hub, has a control panel and can be mounted on the wall. The touchscreen lets users control all connected home devices, including thermostat, security cameras and smart doorbells.

Ayla Networks, a leading enterprise-level Internet of Things (IoT) platform, and Changhong, a multinational conglomerate and home appliance industry giant from China, have signed a cooperation agreement to launch a new generation of cloud-based smart air conditioners. They will preview the air condi

Zonoff, the Consumer IoT platform provider that empowers the world's top brands to deliver smart, seamless living, and Ayla Networks, a global Internet of Things (IoT) platform for manufacturers, announced an open cloud-to-cloud partnership at CES 2016.

The digital assistant and smart speaker industry is still young, but Amazon's Alexa has emerged as a leader. It does have competitors, such as Microsoft's Cortana. As of yet, though, Microsoft has not been able to catch up to Amazon in this area.

Los Angeles-based robotics startup ShadeCraft was established with a mission in mind: improve human life outdoors. First introduced in CES 2017, ShadeCraft‘s flagship product SUNFLOWER is depicted as “the response to a void in smart home ecosystem”.

Home security and safety are the two largest smart home categories at CES this year. There are upgraded versions of cameras,alarm sensors, smart locks, video door bells and safety sensors for fire and flood alarms. Among them, network cameras and smart locks are two popular product lines at the show